Wednesday, November 12 2008
Transport planner JMP is working on expanding Argyll and Bute’s small-scale Real Time Passenger Information System that currently includes long distance bus
corridors linking Oban and Campbeltown with Glasgow and a handful of local services in Mid Argyll, Kintyre and Oban.
At the same time the consultant is assisting with the expansion of another RTPI system across Inverness.
HITRANS has commissioned the work on behalf of Argyll and Bute Council with a view to identifying expansion opportunities that could in time see real time introduced on all the local public services in Dunoon, Bute, Oban and Kintyre.
The project, which is GPRS-based, will provide new on-street signage at key locations in the major settlements. The system will also provide real time feeds to websites and on-street information kiosks in Oban.
In Inverness JMP has been commissioned by Highland Council, this time to expand the original RTPI scheme funded by HITRANS and covering a number of local services. The brief also includes assistance with the procurement of a UTMC Common Database.
The RTPI project will build on the existing small-scale system in Inverness, ultimately providing full tracking of all bus services operating in and around the city. It will include additional on-street signage at key locations and also provide a real time feed to websites and the Traveline Scotland SMS information provider.
The Highland Council is seeking to purchase a UTMC Common Database to link to its existing Urban Traffic Control and Remote Monitoring systems and a future Car Park Management system as well as the RPTI system. The database will need to act as a central store for data management and also as a portal for publishing of information to websites.
JMP will be responsible for preparation of tender documents and the assessment of tender returns in both commissions.